IFAS in the News, 8/26

Good morning! Here is IFAS in the News for Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.

 

IFAS-Related…

UF Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow chapter wins scholarship for fourth time
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_c3d217be-0e14-11e3-9625-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Activist group hiked into Loblolly Woods to protest partial sale to Collier Companies owner

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_6c7ba7ae-0e10-11e3-861f-0019bb2963f4.html

 

An online foodie revolution: MOOC craze pulls top restaurant chefs into the learning game

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/food/08-25-13-an-online-foodie-revolution-the-mooc-craze-pulls-in-top-restaurant-chefs/

 

Citrus Growers Crying for More Weapons to Battle Greening

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130825/NEWS/130829488/1001/business?p=1&tc=pg

 

Giant banana spiders are hanging out in a tree near you

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-08-23/news/fl-banana-spider-time-20130823_1_banana-spiders-webs-surf-road

 

Time to prepare garden for fall's arrival

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130824/NEWS0402/130829766/1064?Title=Time-to-prepare-garden-for-fall-s-arrival

 

Growing tomatoes in the fall is a bit of a race against time

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130824/COLUMNISTS/130829922/1005/SPORTS01?Title=Growing-tomatoes-in-the-fall-is-a-bit-of-a-race-against-time

 

How to attract birds to your yard

http://www.dailycommercial.com/life/article_8f513453-da29-5018-bfb4-67e13d79b744.html

 

Garden Q&A: 'Super weeds' running rampant on lawn

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-08-26/story/garden-qa-super-weeds-running-rampant-lawn

 

Gardening: Butterflies flock to this friendly habitat

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-08-26/story/gardening-butterflies-flock-friendly-habitat

 

Mango tree has branch die-back

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/24/3577935/mango-tree-has-branch-die-back.html

 

 

Of Interest…

 

Muschamp embraces the Gators' tough 2014 schedule

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130824/WIRE/130829785/-1/news?Title=Muschamp-embraces-the-Gators-tough-2014-schedule

 

Backyard hives keep area bee biz buzzing amid threat

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-beekeeping-florida-colony-collapse-20130825,0,7230566.story

 

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